NCEA honors Sister of St. Joseph Jude Boyce
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
The National Catholic Educational Association has announced that Sister of St. Joseph Jude Boyce, principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Asbury Park, has been selected as an NCEA Distinguished Principal for the 2012-2013 school year.
Sister Jude earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, and a master’s in administration from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. In her over 40-year career as an educator, she has served as teacher and principal in schools in Pennsylvania and Maryland in addition to her positions at St. Mary School, Newark; Blessed Sacrament School, Roseland, and St. Denis School, Manasquan.
Sister Jude cited increased enrollment, and parental satisfaction with the development of strong faith, a challenging curriculum, and a friendly school climate as the hallmarks of her selection as NCEA Distinguished Principal. She shared the credit for the award with fellow school educators in her biographical sketch. “None of [these accomplishments] would have happened without a caring and dedicated staff and faculty at each school,” she wrote.
JoAnn Tier, diocesan superintendant of schools, recognized Sister Jude’s valuable contributions, saying, “[Her] leadership is a model for all in empowering students to be rooted in the faith, to be life-long learners and to realize that the power to accomplish dreams lies within the individual. Sister Jude is a a spiritual leader, administrator, teacher, nurturer, advancement director, daily presence and a safe harbor for students.”
Sister Jude will be recognized at the NCEA Convention in Houston, Texas April 2-4.
Chosen from a pool of more than 6,000 principals across the country, the award winners are nominated by their diocesan superintendents for their inspirational leadership, dedication to academic excellence and a strong commitment to offering their communities quality, faith-based education. The Distinguished Principal Award was established to recognize that principals embody the very best of Catholic education.
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The National Catholic Educational Association has announced that Sister of St. Joseph Jude Boyce, principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Asbury Park, has been selected as an NCEA Distinguished Principal for the 2012-2013 school year.
Sister Jude earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, and a master’s in administration from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. In her over 40-year career as an educator, she has served as teacher and principal in schools in Pennsylvania and Maryland in addition to her positions at St. Mary School, Newark; Blessed Sacrament School, Roseland, and St. Denis School, Manasquan.
Sister Jude cited increased enrollment, and parental satisfaction with the development of strong faith, a challenging curriculum, and a friendly school climate as the hallmarks of her selection as NCEA Distinguished Principal. She shared the credit for the award with fellow school educators in her biographical sketch. “None of [these accomplishments] would have happened without a caring and dedicated staff and faculty at each school,” she wrote.
JoAnn Tier, diocesan superintendant of schools, recognized Sister Jude’s valuable contributions, saying, “[Her] leadership is a model for all in empowering students to be rooted in the faith, to be life-long learners and to realize that the power to accomplish dreams lies within the individual. Sister Jude is a a spiritual leader, administrator, teacher, nurturer, advancement director, daily presence and a safe harbor for students.”
Sister Jude will be recognized at the NCEA Convention in Houston, Texas April 2-4.
Chosen from a pool of more than 6,000 principals across the country, the award winners are nominated by their diocesan superintendents for their inspirational leadership, dedication to academic excellence and a strong commitment to offering their communities quality, faith-based education. The Distinguished Principal Award was established to recognize that principals embody the very best of Catholic education.
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